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Direct linkTyler, John H. – Review of Educational Research, 2003
In 1998, the U.S. Department of Education published a comprehensive synthesis of the General Educational Development certificate (GED). Since that time, additional research has shed light on the economic benefits of the GED. This review of that research highlights four lessons. First, the presence of the GED option may encourage some students to…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Dropouts, High School Graduates, High School Equivalency Programs
Peer reviewedFisher, Mary Etta; Sandiford, Janice R. – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 2000
Compares academic achievement and persistence of General Education Development diploma (GED) recipients and traditional high school graduates enrolled in an urban, multi-cultural community college in Florida. Reports that holders of the GED generally perform as well in remedial courses as do high school graduates. Contains 43 references and five…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Research
Download full textSafford-Ramus, Katherine – 2001
The content, scope, and methodology of dissertations on adult mathematics education in North American were examined. The study database consisted of the abstracts of 113 dissertations written between 1980 and 2000. The topics covered in the individual dissertations were as follows: assessment/frameworks/standards (14); contexts (3); instructional…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Doctoral Dissertations
Tyler, John H. – 2002
The economic benefits of the General Educational Development certificate (GED) were examined through a review of four published papers and four unpublished working papers on the GED's benefits. Key findings were as follows: (1) a GED provides economic benefits only to low-skilled dropouts; (2) economic benefits of a GED appear over time--often…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Comparative Analysis
